The app was then downloaded more than 10 million times in less than 48 hours after it was released late Wednesday night, Google senior vice president of Geo and Commerce Jeff Huberwrote on Google+, the company’s social network.

That’s probably because Apple’s latest maps application, which replaced a Google-powered app in the previous version of the iPhone operating system in a recent iPhone update, was not well-received. Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a public apology for the app.

Here’s the full post from Huber:

More than 10 million downloads in less than 48 hours after release!

We’re excited for the positive reception of Google Maps for iPhone around the world. Congratulations to the Maps Team on the recognition for the passion and hard work they poured into it, for this release and over the last 7+ years.